Police statement: “The girls’ dresses were in bad taste and they were picked up from where good girls should not be found.”
New Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has expressed his desire to stamp out immorality from the Centre of Excellence, ordered a clampdown on those he described as “indecently dressed” girls, saying “suggestive outfits cause public disorder.”
Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy: “If the Nigerian police decides to arrest those who dress indecently because of being considered as security risk to the state and constituting social nuisance, we shall not stop them.’’
Lagos Police Public Relations Officer: “Some of these girls have been aiding robberies, they will dress to over-attract men, stay by the roadside looking for free ride. And any man who bites the bait would then be robbed by their male accomplices who must have laid in ambush.”
These women must be able to hide a lot of guns under their skimpy skirts….!
As if men are little babies that cannot control themselves… GIVE ME A FREAKING BREAK!!!
hide guns under a mini skirt – does that even make any sense..if they said hide guns under a long skirt maybe they will have a point.
It isn’t the government’s place to decide what people will wear – Nigerian government officials should be focused on solving Nigeria’s overwhelming social problems.
pammy out!!
August 13, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Security risk? This my country! So, of all the “risks” wey dey that country, na “woman” na im be the number 1 risk? What the hell is wrong with them? The police in Lagos is really that jobless? abeg, if that is the case, they should borrow Port-Harcourt some…
Bunch of ignorant fools!
August 13, 2007 at 8:35 pm
Who else should know about women in hot pants and minis but the Naija police who after akpeteshi will decide to follow such even to their doom. The Police here speak for themselves and not for the sane level headed/minded Nigerian.
Nevertheless, sucrumus, iranmus, the issue of immorality need tackling, i beleive.
August 14, 2007 at 2:34 pm
It still bothers me that at this time and stage ,with all the problems that full Naija that “indecently dressed” girls should be an issue.
Is it indecent dressing that is causing the problem in the Naija delta,is it the said indecent cloths that re making the politicians more rich and the poor poorer. Just like the saying goes an ideal mind is the devils work shop.The police should be sent to darfu if they don’t have better things to do. what errant nonsense. Ignorants bastards. Grow up.
August 17, 2007 at 9:22 am
I think it is somewhat naive to pretend like the current style of dressing among young girls in Nigeria is nothing to be worried about. I’m not saying they should be arrested, but some sort of action needs to be taken, when girls as young as pre-teens are dressing in the same way prostitutes dressed a mere 8 to 10 years ago, my friends.
Women’s emancipation is not emancipation, when it comes at the cost of women’s dignity. Think about it. Feel free to holla at me on my forum. You are all welcome.
August 20, 2007 at 11:13 pm
Thanks Dayo for like I said earlier, the issue of morality should not be ignored while yes the police are way out of order arresting the ladies. Violence and force is not the way to restore dignity to human lives and living. The problem should be tackled first in the homes and filtered to the society by education and sane reasonings. One thing though, I would not want to believe that anyone would call this issue of protecting the innocent from false arrests, rape, sexual harrassment and police thiefing – “women emancipation”.
August 21, 2007 at 4:59 am
Taylor, I was not referring to the arrests as being a manifestation of emancipation. What I was alluding to was how some women dress in a certain way, all in the name of “emancipation” and “female empowerment”.
And I fully agree, problems solving should start at home and at school.
August 21, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Guys, please! Is this another dark scheme to start collecting more “20 Nairas” from “mini skirt and hot pant wearers”? I guess there is less gain in Okada and car business nowadays. People live in total fear of their environment bcos of the comatose state of the security of the country and you perverts have your bulgy irresponsible eyes on … Well, I guess from next year, the only thing available for you black-clothed clowns to “armed-rob” from the Nigerian citizenery will be : cars- 2 kobo, okada- 1 kobo, mini skirt- 1 kobo or pull! Please!!!
August 22, 2007 at 7:09 am
@Dayo, I guess the women who chose to dress scantily do so for “feel good factor” and not in the name of ‘female emancipation and empowerment’ for this is a more serious issue which borders on improving the image of the woman as a weak vessel to be trodden upon and brutalised. This is why women are able to get educated to the max, competed healthily with the men, and earn their wages on same level, go into governance and scale the hurdles meant to demean. Any woman who dresses to demean herself cannot be doing so in the name of woman empowerment for this actually weakens the argument. Decency should be a female watchword, and I hope this is agreable to all our womenfolk. Nevertheless, this will never excuse the actions of the so called Nigerian Police.
August 22, 2007 at 10:43 pm
See Funmi Iyanda’s interview of Lagos Police Commissioner on this issue:
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August 22, 2007 at 11:06 pm
Watched the video but still will take a lot of convincing for me to have any faith in the Nigerian Police and what they stand for. No Integrity means no faith, Sorry.
August 22, 2007 at 11:55 pm
[...] Honestly, speaking “Is how people dress really a priority for any African leader, given the state of affairs in Africa ?†In fact the news about the so called “Operation Dress Right†is so widespread that every morning when I’m about to wear my skinny sleeve tops I get at least five Lagosians reminding me about the dress code and the inappropriateness of my dressing and the possibility of arrest or even jail time for indecency. What a joke! [...]
August 25, 2007 at 4:21 pm
Too many jokers at the realm of affairs in Nigeria. Misplaced or misguided priorities I call it, for many operations are there to face and ignored. I call for operations “wipe out armed robbery”, “curb Area Boys”, “Feed the poor”, “Cure NEPA”, “re-educate the Police”, “tackle bribery and corruption”, ….etc. Lastly “Operation come to your senses Nigeria” should rid us of many tales of doom and gloom.
August 26, 2007 at 4:12 am